Wine Definition–noun | 1. | the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less. | | 2. | a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: port and sherry wines. | | 3. | the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, sauce, etc.: gooseberry wine; currant wine. | | 4. | a dark reddish color, as of red wines. | | 6. | something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine. | | 7. | British. | a. | a social gathering at which wine is the major beverage. | | b. | a party, esp. one held by university students, for drinking wine. | | | 8. | Obsolete. intoxication due to the drinking of wine. | –adjective –verb (used with object) | 10. | to supply with wine: He wined his cellar with rare vintages. | –verb (used without object) —Idioms | 12. | new wine in old bottles, som
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